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Cathy Reisenwitz Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Writer at the intersection of policy & people. As seen on TV & in TechCrunch, The Week, VICE, Daily Beast, etc. Newsletter: https://t.co/MAYHXqxzoB

9 books
Book Cover for: Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection, John T. Cacioppo

Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection

John T. Cacioppo
Cathy ReisenwitzCathy Reisenwitz

William Patrick was kind enough to talk with me about how loneliness impacts politics, how liberalism impacts loneliness, and how co-writing Loneliness with John Cacioppo changed his life. https://t.co/vOtRoCz9mD

Paperback, 2009

$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Isabella: The Warrior Queen, Kirstin Downey

Isabella: The Warrior Queen

Kirstin Downey
Cathy ReisenwitzCathy Reisenwitz

@REirikr I just read Isabella by Kirstin Downey and yeah, all true apparently. She loved a Crusade.

Paperback, 2015

$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Warriors and Worriers: The Survival of the Sexes, Joyce F. Benenson

Warriors and Worriers: The Survival of the Sexes

Joyce F. Benenson
Cathy ReisenwitzCathy Reisenwitz

Did I want to read Warriors and Worriers: The Survival of the Sexes, which Nicholas Weininger recommended? No, my babies. I did not. But did I read it? Yes. Well, I listened to it anyway. I’m not even sure what to say about this book. https://t.co/TbIeWJF5aB

Hardcover, 2014

$42.99Member price:$42.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It, Richard V. Reeves

Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It

Richard V. Reeves
Cathy ReisenwitzCathy Reisenwitz

but worse in terms of the disparity between masculine gender norms and economic and social realities. In short, as Richard Reeves described in Of Boys and Men (reviews part one and part two) the world has changed much faster than masculine gender norms.

Paperback, 2024

$21.95Member price:$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, A. N. Roquelaure

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty

A. N. Roquelaure
Cathy ReisenwitzCathy Reisenwitz

I might have cried a little during the 2012 introduction to the claiming of sleeping beauty with Anne Rice talking about how mores have changed around erotica and how she’s enjoyed writing her truth also she a freak

Paperback, 1999

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Alone: A Love Story, Michelle Parise

Alone: A Love Story

Michelle Parise
Cathy ReisenwitzCathy Reisenwitz

I think it was @michelle_parise, in her great podcast Alone, a Love Story, who said the only way for a modern mother to get a break is to get divorced. Let that sink in for a moment. https://t.co/95UMlm82Kk

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Book Cover for: The Masculinity Manifesto: How a Man Establishes Influence, Credibility and Authority, Ryan Michler

The Masculinity Manifesto: How a Man Establishes Influence, Credibility and Authority

Ryan Michler
Cathy ReisenwitzCathy Reisenwitz

So I read and reviewed @ryanmichler's The Masculinity Manifesto. It's a good book with good advice that unfortunately too frequently diverges into inane, unnecessary culture war bullshit. https://t.co/cmD64JYY1n

Hardcover, 2022

$26.99Member price:$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Bdsm: Dirty Talk 101: A Beginners Guide to Sexy, Naughty & Hot Dirty Talking to Help Spice Up Your Love Life, Maxwell Diamond

Bdsm: Dirty Talk 101: A Beginners Guide to Sexy, Naughty & Hot Dirty Talking to Help Spice Up Your Love Life

Maxwell Diamond
Cathy ReisenwitzCathy Reisenwitz

Second guide time! I've just published Dirty Talk 101: A beginner's guide to sexier speech. Listen to me talk about it and get the link to buy it here: https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/second-guide-time-dirty-talk-101?utm_source=twitter&sd=nfs

Paperback, 2018

$8.00Member price:$4.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Einstein's Dreams, Alan Lightman

Einstein's Dreams

Alan Lightman
Cathy ReisenwitzCathy Reisenwitz

“Out of the many possible natures of time, imagined in as many nights, one seems compelling. Not that the others are impossible. The others might exist in other worlds.” Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman

Paperback, 2004

$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book